tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post3393276614831158851..comments2023-08-29T06:45:36.219-07:00Comments on Bill and Tuna: Hurricane Bill: Why I Touched You in ChicagoBill Jesdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14477168137262967470noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post-18357360267717736422009-08-24T19:01:31.473-07:002009-08-24T19:01:31.473-07:00Bill,
As a guy who also struggles with feeling mi...Bill,<br /><br />As a guy who also struggles with feeling misunderstood and overly critical I am quite grateful for your touch and its impact. I simultaneously felt pleasure and relaxation, self-conscious, a desire for more, acknowledged, worry about what others might be thinking (particularly those who wanted the same experience), egoistic pride at being "chosen", and a desire to get out of my head, lean back and enjoy. Wow...a lot! Both then and now. Thanks for your approach to being a "touch top" and helping us grow and feel more connected to the summit experience. <br /><br />You're a good man.Scott (Cook)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post-23819122292093460092009-08-21T10:40:35.408-07:002009-08-21T10:40:35.408-07:00I too can see how you were operating in a context ...I too can see how you were operating in a context where (like all contexts) race and gender make a difference (not to mention looks and body type and perceptions around class). <br /><br />That said, I appreciated the democratic aspect of what you were doing. As someone who didn't really know many people at all at the conference and was a bit anxious about it, when I saw you come around, I wondered if I might be included in this. And I appreciated the fact that I was.Shawnhttp://www.shawnsyms.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post-9282176711213585572009-08-21T07:36:01.061-07:002009-08-21T07:36:01.061-07:00I appreciated the touch. I admit I have a lot of ...I appreciated the touch. I admit I have a lot of mainstream baggage about this if I don't take a minute to be particularly conscious-thinking about it. The good new is your touch reminded me that I was in the midst of a bunch of free-thinking radical social activists (ok well not all of us) who are probably just fine with it. SOOOOO I was inspired to touch others.<br /><br />Thanks for that.Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651726125773077359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post-61051216313974960222009-08-20T17:58:17.616-07:002009-08-20T17:58:17.616-07:00Daniel: I would have gladly contorted, constraine...Daniel: I would have gladly contorted, constrained, and shaved you. You *must* ask next time!<br /><br />Bill: Go get 'em! We need more people who think critically about the crap heaped on us by academics et al., instead of gobbling it up like good raunch bottoms!David Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293246771728772582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post-88085668112885755932009-08-20T11:52:33.474-07:002009-08-20T11:52:33.474-07:00Bill, I loved this post. It epitomizes something I...Bill, I loved this post. It epitomizes something I've always admired in you, the way you think so deeply about various elements of the social system, and experiment with social norms. Keep it up, as they say...Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149721330329287132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post-13954717623313687902009-08-19T12:58:32.276-07:002009-08-19T12:58:32.276-07:00Oh, no sweat sweetie. Like I said, I'm a bit o...Oh, no sweat sweetie. Like I said, I'm a bit of a top when it comes to touch, and I did get more than enough physical reciprocations from other, and enough conversational reciprocation from you to leave me quite satisfied...Bill Jesdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477168137262967470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552382737469337416.post-62091621072332047752009-08-19T12:53:26.647-07:002009-08-19T12:53:26.647-07:00I was shaving in the bath yesterday afternoon, con...I was shaving in the bath yesterday afternoon, contorting my lanky body to fit and move in that constrained space, and I suddenly thought Oh shit, maybe Bill gives back rubs because he needs one himself. I should have given him one! *headsmack* Thoughts? Might have been touch struggle play, though.Danielnoreply@blogger.com